Amusement apparatus



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C. S. REGENOLD, SR

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flllorney Patented Feb. 27, 1934 UNITED STATES T OFFICE Application December 21, 1932 Serial No. 648,306

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to an amusement apparatus designed for children and the like and has for its prime object to provide a structure into which a rubber ball or the like may be thrown so as to be returned in different directions to the thrower thereby affording considerable amusement and exercise.

Another very important object of the invention resides in the provision of an apparatus of this nature which is exceedingly simple in constructon, inexpensive to manufacture, strong and durable, thoroughly efficient and reliable in use,

compact and convenient, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of an apparatus embodying the features of my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line 4.-4: of Figure 1, and

Figure 5 is a detail horizontal section taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the numeral 5 denotesa rectangular plate having a rectangular opening 6 therein, the vertical dimension of which is slightly greater thanthe width. Across the opening 6 there is mounted a bar 7 immediately below the center of the opening and the rear of this bar is beveled as indicated at 8 for deflecting the ball as will be apparent as the description proceeds. Numeral 9 denotes a backing plate fixed to the rear of the plate 5 and is of an arcuate formation and it will be noted that the curvature of the upper portion is on a greater radius than the curvature of the lower portion. This backing plate '7 is formed with sides 10. The plate 9 and the sides 10 are fixed to the back of the plate 7 around the opening 6. Plate 5 is mounted on the upper ends of standards 11 to which are detachably connected by bolts 12 props 14. Thus the apparatus may be set up as illustrated to advantage in Figures 1 and 2 and the rubber ball or like projectile is thrown through the opening 6 and above or below the bar 7 and the ball hitting the backing plate will be returned in various different ways as will be apparent. Should the ball in bouncing off of the back plate right the bar 7, the bevel portion 8 will deflect the ball in different Ways as will be apparent.

It is thought that the utility and advantages of the apparatus will be quite apparent without a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is:

1. In an amusement apparatus of the class described, a plate having an aperture therein, a rigid backing plate secured to one side of the first named plate above and below said aperture, said plate being of arcuate formation, and sides extending between the curved edges of the backing plate and the first named plate at opposite sides of the aperture; and a cross bar extending across the aperture in the first named plate adjacent the lower edge of said aperture.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, an apertured plate, a pocket in rear of the aperture of said plate and having a rigid back wall of arcuate formation, the curvature of the upper portion of which is on a greater radius than the curvature of the lower portion of the back wall, and a cross bar secured to the plate and extending across the aperture.

3. In an apparatus of the class described, a supporting structure, a vertical plate mounted on the supporting structure and provided with a vertical opening, a rigid plate having sides secured to the rear of the first named plate and providing a pocket in rear of said opening having an arcuate rear wall, and a bar secured to the first named plate and extending across said opening below the transverse median of the first named plate, said bar having its upper and lower sides at one edge oppositely beveled.

CHARLIE S. REGENOLD, SR. 

